It has been absolutely ages since I've sat down to write a blog post. Sorry about that. A lot has been going on since the last post. I intend to detail most of it here, but if I miss things I'm sorry. Also, my dad has promised to help me write a blog post about our cruising adventures so look for that in the future (most likely when I'm home), and I will make him do it.
Anyways, for my February half term I went on a Mediterranean cruise with my dad, my sister, and my grandma. It was amazing. We started in Rome, spent a night there and then got on the ship the next day. We explored the city a bit and saw the coliseum and things like that before heading out to the port of Civitavecchia (spelling?). Tip, when taking a train in Rome, if there are guys there to put your bags on the train they will demand money. DO NOT let them do it. This whole idea of saying no seemed to be an issue with my Grandma (Dear Grandma, I love you to death, but you have to admit its true). I'm pretty sure every street vendor we passed on our entire cruise managed to stop her and try to get something out of her. I digress. We took a train from Rome to the port to get on our ship, the Costa Magica, on Saturday. By the way, when they say there is a shuttle bus to the ship from the train station it really means you have to lug your suitcases all the way across town and find the buses inside the actual port. Just fyi. Anyways, we finally got on the ship and were able to enjoy the sunset from our balcony. The cruise was overall amazing, we got to see Palermo (Sicily), Cagliari (Sardinia), Palma de Mallorca (Spain), Barcelona, Marseille (France), and Savona (Italy). We did a lot of exploring each city and saw some really amazing sites. It seems like that when you're in Europe there is a cathedral or some sort of amazing architecture around every corner. Being on the ship was really fun as well. Our room was a little tight as it was only meant for 3 people (guess who ended up sleeping on the cot?). But overall the experience was good. It was really nice to be able to relax and hang out with my family for a week. It makes me realize how much I miss spending time with them. If I had to say anything negative about the trip it would be that my mom wasn't there and my grandma managed to fall down a hill and fracture her shoulder. That was a bit of a drama, but I am very grateful that I decided to take Spanish in school because otherwise taking her to a Spanish hospital would've been much more difficult. Although I wish we hadn't been in that situation it kind of made me proud that I was able to communicate and work out everything for her.
This description of the cruise really doesn't even cover half of it but like I said, Dad and I will be collaborating on a full recap soon.
Other than the cruise, I've just been continuing to go to school and play rugby in between. I've really enjoyed playing rugby this term. It makes me wish there was a league closer to home that I could play in. I've even been watching rugby matches on tv trying to pick up tips. Yeah, I might be a little obsessed. But oh well, its fun, so who cares? I have to say I do have a lot of bruises as a result, no pain no gain. We're going down next Wednesday to a big tournament in London for three days so I'm really looking forward to that. Hope we get to play some good rugby!
Aaaaaaaand, guess what? I COME HOME IN 2 WEEKS!!!!!! YAYYYYYYYYYYYY! I'm just a little excited, if you can't tell already. If you have any chocolate/candy/souvenir requests better get them in now :)
Thats all I'm writing for now. I'm just proud of myself for getting a post up. But I promise there will be a pretty substantial one up in the near future. Adios amigos!
